Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast Кіровоградська область Kirovohrads’ka oblast’
Oblast
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradschyna)
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Administrative center	Kirovohrad
Government
• Governor	Serhij Kuzmenko (Ind.)
• Chairperson	Oleksandr Chornoivanenko (Batkivshchyna)
Area
• Total	24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 15th
Population (2013)
• Total	995,171
• Rank	Ranked 25th
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	25000-27999
Area code	+380-52
ISO 3166 code	UA-35
Vehicle registration	ВA
Raions	21
Cities (total) — Regional cities	12 4
Urban-type settlements	26
Villages	1015
FIPS 10-4	UP10
Website	kr-admin.gov.ua

Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, translit. Kirovohrads’ka oblast’; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna - Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad. Population: 995,171 (2013 est.).

Geography

The area of the province is 24,600 km² (9,498.11 sq mi).

The city of Dobrovelychkivka is the geographical center of Ukraine.

History

The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939 out of the northern raions of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1954 the oblast lost some raions to the newly created Cherkasy Oblast, but later that year received its western raions from the Odessa Oblast.

Points of interest

The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:

• Khutir Nadia
• Saint Elizabeth fortress
• Oblast art museum

Administrative divisions

The Kirovohrad Oblast is administratively subdivided into 21 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Oleksandriia, Svitlovodsk, Znamianka, and the administrative center of the oblast, Kirovohrad.

Name	Ukrainian Name	Area (km2)	Population census 2015	Admin.center	Urban Population Only
Kirovohrad	Кіровогра́д (місто)	103	239,837	Kirovohrad (city)	231,228
Oleksandriia	Олександрія (місто)	55	91,881	Oleksandriia (city)	82,269
Svitlovodsk	Світловодськ (місто)	45	53,449	Svitlovodsk (city)	45,746
Znamianka	Знам'янка (місто)	15	28,507	Znamianka (city)	23,245
Bobrynets'kyi raion	Бобринецький район		25,993	Bobrynets	10,998
Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion	Добровеличківський район		33,925	Dobrovelychkivka	14,726
Dolyns'kyi raion	Долинський район		34,535	Dolynska	20,713
Haivorons'kyi raion	Гайворонський район		38,335	Haivoron	21,556
Holovanivs'kyi raion	Голованівський район		31,084	Holovanivsk	11,996
Kirovohrads'kyi raion	Кіровоградський район		37,123	Kirovohrad (city)	N/A *
Kazanskyi Raion	Казанківський (район)	1,349	19,745	Kazanka	7,207
Kryve Ozerskyi Raion	Кривоозерський (район)	814	24,905	Kryve Ozero	7,823
Mykolaivskyi Raion	Миколаївський (район)	1,430	30,448	Mykolaiv (city)	N/A *
Novyi Buhskyi Raion	Новобузький (район)	1,243	31,199	Novyi Buh	15,566
Novo Odeskyi Raion	Новоодеський (район)	1,428	33,602	Nova Odesa	12,108
Ochakivskyi Raion	Очаківський (район)	1,500	29,949	Ochakiv	14,489
Pervomaiskyi Raion	Первомайський (район)	1,319	30,275	Pervomaisk (city)	N/A *
Snihurivskyi Raion	Снігурівський (район)	1,350	40,420	Snihurivka	12,870
Veselynovskyi Raion	Веселинівський (район)	1,245	23,161	Veselynove	8,060
Voznesenskyi Raion	Вознесенський (район)	1,392	30,562	Voznesensk (city)	N/A *
Vradiivskyi Raion	Врадіївський (район)	801	17,611	Vradiivka	8,391
Yelanetskyi Raion	Єланецький (район)	1,018	15,530	Yelanets	4,912
Zhovtnevskyi Raion	Жовтневий (район)	1,460	50,565	Mykolaiv (city)	N/A *
Total Oblast	Миколаївська (Область)	24,588	1,159,634	Mykolaiv (city)	791,227

Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon is housed in the city/town that its named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of rayon statistics.

Raions of the Kirovohrad Oblast

	In English	In Ukrainian	Administrative Center
	Kompaniivka Raion	Компаніївський район Kompaniyivs'kyi raion	Kompaniivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Mala Vyska Raion	Маловисківський район Malovyskivs'kyi raion	Mala Vyska (City)
	Novhorodka Raion	Новгородківський район Novhorodkivs'kyi raion	Novhorodka (Urban-type settlement)
	Novoarkhanhelsk Raion	Новоархангельський район Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion	Novoarkhanhelsk (Urban-type settlement)
	Novomyrhorod Raion	Новомиргородський район Novomyrhorods'kyi raion	Novomyrhorod (City)
	Novoukrainka Raion	Новоукраїнський район Novoukrains'kyi raion	Novoukrainka (City)
	Oleksandrivka Raion	Олександрівський район Oleksandrivs'kyi raion	Oleksandrivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Oleksandriia Raion	Олександрійський район Oleksandriys'kyi raion	Oleksandriia (City)
	Onufriivka Raion	Онуфріївський район Onufriyivs'kyi raion	Onufriivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Petrove Raion	Петрівський район Petrivs'kyi raion	Petrove (Urban-type settlement)
	Svitlovodsk Raion	Світловодський район Svitlovods'kyi raion	Svitlovodsk (City)
	Ulianovka Raion	Ульяновський район Ul'yanovs'kyi raion	Ulianovka (City)
	Ustynivka Raion	Устинівський район Ustynivs'kyi raion	Ustynivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Vilshanka Raion	Вільшанський район Vilshans'kyi raion	Vilshanka (Urban-type settlement)
	Znamianka Raion	Знам'янський район Znamyans'kyi raion	Znamianka (City)

Demographics

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.3% (male 72,646/female 68,970)

15-64 years: 68.7% (male 324,698/female 355,058)

65 years and over: 17.0% (male 55,718/female 111,666) (2013 official)

Median age

total: 41.2 years

male: 37.7 years

female: 44.5 years (2013 official)

Nomenclature

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Kirovohrad is the center of the Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ (Kirovohrad Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Kirovohrad Oblast, Kirovohradshchyna.

See also: Romanization of Ukrainian

See also

• Administrative divisions of Ukraine